BANKE: A fire broke out in a furnace oil tank at Ambe Steel Sariya Company in Bakaspur, Janaki Rural Municipality-5, Banke district, early Thursday, causing an estimated damage of Rs. 15.6 million.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Prati Singh Rathore, information officer at the District Police Office, Banke, the fire started at around 1:30 am, reportedly due to an electrical short circuit in the furnace oil tank used in the steel production process.
Following the incident, a police team from the Area Police Office in Khajurakhurd was dispatched to the site after receiving information about the fire.
The blaze was brought completely under control within an hour through the joint efforts of Nepal Police personnel, local residents and firefighters, Rathore said.
Initial assessments put the total property damage at approximately Rs. 15.6 million. Further details regarding the extent of the damage were not immediately available.